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A. G. KROCKER DISHWASHER Filed V06?.. l2. 1927 rae-naa Nev. 3.11929UNITED @STATES- non e. xnocxmt, or Waco, rms

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Application ill-ed October 12, 192'?.` Serial No. 225,668.

This invention relates to 'a dish washer which may take the lace oftheusual kitchen sink,- but is partic arly adapted for washing dishes.'The container for the dishes is located within the sink proper and ismounted for free rotation, while the supply of hot water is introducedthrough a plurality of pipes which discharge the same against thecontainer and dishes in such manner as to '1o produce a rotation of thesame. The container itself is a wire basket member particularly formedto hold various shapes and sizes of dishes in proper position to receivethe jets '-of hot water.

Further' details. of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription and the appendedclaims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical section with parts in elevation. Y

Figure 2 is a similar vertical section with parts in elevation taken atright angles to the section of Figure 1.

- Figure 3 is a top plan view on the line 3--3 of Figurer 1. Y

Figure 4 is a -top plan view of a shelfdetached. l f h b igureisatoppanviewo t ewire asket or dish holder.

. Figure 5.

The dish .washer embodies a container 1 which may take the place of theusual sink and be similar thereto in form andsize. It

may be' supported by a rear leg 2 and two front legs 3. The inside ofthe container is provided with small anglebrackets 4 upon which may besupported when desired a shelf 5 formed with interwoven wires and shownin plan view in Figure 4. The top of the member 1 may have its edgesturned down to form flanges 6 upon which may be supported -a covermember 7 as desired. This cover mem` ber is provided with drainagegrooves 8 and may be used as a support as shown in Figures 1 and 3. Theouter end of this shelf may be attached, preferably by some form ofhinge as shown at 9 to one end of a bracemember 10, which telescopeswith a member 11 con- Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of 1 wires30 formlng a tray like member to ret sink. Thesetwo members areadjustably positioned by means of a suitable-latch 13 in order to permitthe shelf 7 to occu y different positions. The containeror member 1 willbe provided with a drain pipe 14 55 which may be closed by a plug 15carried by a stem passing throu h a 'de 16 and having an operating knob1 Aat its upper end. The

- container is also rovided near its centerlwith ashort standar 18fastened to the bottom thereof. Y

The dish holder. is in the form of a cylinvdrical wire basket 20 havinga central hollow 21attached to standards 22 and has a botton lforreceiving and holding hes and other kitchen utensils in suitablerelation to each other.r There is shown a holder 26 shaped to 75 receivecups, glasses andthe like and adjacent thereto a wire 2,7 is bentinto-appropriate shape to receive saucers or smaller plates. Acontaining member is formed by two outer wires 28 and 29 connectedbycross ceive knives, forks, and the like. There is also provided a holder31 having a crosswire 32 which'may receive cups, glasses or irregularpieces. Certain of the concentric wlresv 23 haveA attached theretomembers 33 of a form clearly shown in Figure 6 adapted to receivetheedge of a plate and hold the same in vertical position. Other latesmay be stacked between the plate belg by the member 33 and the adjacentwires 26, 27, 28, or 31 as the case may be. The outside vof the basket.v

l adjacent the holder 28'-29 is' provided with a plurality of upstandingwiresf34 which prevent knives and other smaller articles from 95-sliding out ofiA the holder through-fthe Side ofthe'basket. The dishwasher may be provided with the usual hot and cold water faucets 35 anda hot water pipe 36 extends downwardly and is lo 'lo i controlled by ase arate valve 37. Attached to this pipe are branches which terminate innozzles 38, 39 and 40, these branches being of different length andextending to opposite sides of a vertical plane passing through thestandard 18, the nozzle 38 being disposed at one side ofthe plane andthe nozzles 39 and 40 being disposed at' the other side of said planeand closer thereto than the nozzle 38. When `the basket 20 is filledwith'dishes, it is set in position with the standard 19 fitting upon thefixed pivot 18 and if'desired a shelf 5 may be placed in position. Otherarticles might be placed upon the shelf if desired. The cover 7 may thenbe placed upon its supporting ledge 6 and the valve 37 opened to admithot water through the nozzles 38, 39 and 40. The hot water issuing fromthese nozzles will strike against the basket and the dishes therein atsuch angles that they will not only clean the dishes thoroughly, butwillfcause the container to rotate and thereby bring all sides of thedishes into position to be cleansed by the hot water. It is to be notedthat the jets issuing from the nozzle 38 will mpinge upon one face ofeach of the dishes in the container at a point sufficiently near theperiphery of the container to cause rotation of the latter, While thejets issuing from the nozzles 39 and 40 will impinge upon the oppositefaces of each of the dishes at points nearer the center of the.container so that opposite faces of each of the dishes in the containerare subjected to the cleaning action of `separate jets of waterpositively directed upon each face, while the jets issuing from thenozzles `39 and 40 will tend to resist rotation of the ,container, theireffect will not be suiicient to arrest rotation, because the nozzle 38is located farther from the center of the container than the nozzles 39and 40. When the in the'Figure 1 allowedto escape from the container.Whenever it is desired to use the container as a sink, the shelf 5 maybe placed lin position or the device may be used as a sink for the shelf5.

It is' apparent that the invention provides j a very efficient devicewhich has all the functions of the ordinary kitchen sink but in additionthereto furnishes simple and satisfactory means for rapidly washingdishes. It is also apparent that many features of the invention may bemodified as to their precise physical embodiment without in any waydeparting from the spirit ofthe inven tion, which is -to be regarded aslimited only bythe scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a dishwashing machine, the combi- `to said nozzles.

laced upon said shelf to nation with a receptacle; of a verticalstandard supported by the bottom of the receptacle; a container fordishes rotatably supported on said standard; a plurality of nozzlesarranged to discharge water against dishes in said container, two ofsaid nozzles being disposed on opposite sides of and at unequaldistances from a vertical plane passing through said standard andperpendicular to a vertical plane in which the said two nozzles lie,whereby a jet of water issuing yfrom the nozzle farthest from said planew1ll impinge upon one face of each of the dishes in the container tocause rotation of the latter, and a et of Water issuing from the othernozzle will impinge upon the opposite face of each of the dishes, thejets being parallel to the first 'ment-ioned plane; and means forsupplying water 2. In a dishwashin machine, the combination with areceptac e; of a vertical standard supported by the bottom of thereceptacle; a container for dishes rotatably supported on said standard;a plurality of nozzles arranged to discharge water against` dishes insaid container, two of said nozzles being disposed on opposite sides ofand at unequal distances from a vertical plane passing through saidstandard and perpendicular toa vertical plane in which the said twonozzles lie, whereby a jet of water issuing from the nozzle farthestfrom said vplane willimpinge upon one face'of each of the dishes in thecontainer to cause rotation of the latter, and a jet of Water issuingfrom 100 the other nozzle will impinge upon the oplposite face of eachof the dishes, the jets being parallel to the'first mentioned plane,

said nozzles being arranged in different horizontal planes and inclinedso as to discharge upon the dishes in the container at different angles;and means for supplying water to said nozzles. In testimony whereof, Ihave hereunto subscribed my name. '11o ADOLF G.- KROCKER.

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